Adopting Open Educational Resources
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This document discusses a case study of adopting open educational resources (OER) at BCIT to replace textbooks for an English for Academic Purposes program. The goals of the OER adoption project were to replace course readings with open resources, drive teaching and learning innovations, promote sharing and collaboration, and increase efficiency and consistency. Potential benefits included enhancing material quality, promoting personalization, reducing costs, and increasing accessibility. The project delivered a course kit in print and digital formats that replaced existing materials and better met student needs while lowering costs by over 50%.
Adopting Open Educational Resources
- 1. Adopting Open Educational Resources – a Case Study By: Louise Lee, MEd, MA.
- 2. Questions What types of educational resources (i.e., textbooks, course kits, learning software) are used at BCIT? Do students find these resources expensive?
- 3. Open Educational Resources 4Rs Revised, Remixed, Reused, Redistributed
- 4. Potential Benefits enhance material quality (Hilton & Wiley, 2012) promote personalization support knowledge and resource sharing (Comas- Quinn, et al., 2011) reduce costs (Hilton III, Robinson, Wiley & Ackerman, 2014) increase accessibility
- 5. Background English for Academic Purposes (EAP) Program a 2-month intensive program advanced language proficiencies 80% + business, finance and economics
- 6. Reading curriculum A textbook focusing on college writing skills Content not localized Photocopies of other textbook and academic journal articles Consistency issues Lack of efficiency Background
- 7. OER Adoption Project Goals replace the course readings with OER drive teaching and learning innovations promote a culture of sharing and collaboration contribute to greater efficiency and consistency Process follow Saylor’s model (Shoop, 2012) draft reading outcomes review existing materials search for OERs produce assessments
- 8. Project Deliverables Course kit in print and digital format
- 9. Benefits Replace existing materials partially with OER Better meet the students’ academic needs Lower the cost by over 50% Improve accessibility Greater consistency across classes Some level of organization learning
- 10. Adoption Barriers Lack of understanding about OER among instructional staff & senior management Lack of rewards & recognition Full potential of reusability and revisability not realized Some instructors prefer to create / select their own materials
- 11. Thank you!